“I know you didn’t see the violence and need for control in him in the beginning, but I’m sure it was there. Nothing you did turned him into such an abusive man. And you … well, you just didn’t see… — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
“I locked the door and turned on the water to fill the tub. I made it so hot that I had to get in… — Susan Crandall Copy Share
“I wasn't never gonna run off again, no matter how bad things got. But I wasn't gonna be too scared to love the folks… — Susan Crandall Copy Share
“She leaned down so she was looking right in my eyes. "You hear me, child. you can't use other folks' bad behavior to excuse… — susan crandall Copy Share
My daddy always said being brave wasn’t not being scared. Being brave was keeping going when you were. — Susan Crandall Copy Share
“She slammed down the phone. The sharp bang shattered my heart like a bottle hitting the sidewalk” — Susan Crandall Copy Share
“Child, the good Lord got plans for all of us that we don't know-and he always got His reasons. He want us to learn… — Susan Crandall Copy Share
My daddy says that when you do somethin' to distract you from your worstest fears, it's like whistlin' past the graveyard. You know, making… — Susan Crandall Copy Share
God's job ain't to make our lives easier, it's to make us better souls by the lessons He gives us. — Susan Crandall Copy Share
“She grabbed me in a hug so ferocious, the love reached clean to my bones. She kissed the top of my head. "Truth is,… — Susan Crandall Copy Share
“I wanted to say something to make her feel better, but I didn't know what words could have that much magic.” — Susan Crandall Copy Share
“I wished I could take every course in the curriculum and read every book in the library. Sometimes after I finished a particularly good… — Susan Crandall Copy Share
“Sometimes laughin' is all a body can do, child. It's laugh or lose your mind.” — Susan Crandall Copy Share
“I spent my whole life wantin' to take care of children. You a blessing, not a burden." She looked at me hard. "Don't you… — susan crandall Copy Share
“One day that song stopped being on the outside of me and went deep inside. It was there all the time, especially when I… — Susan Crandall Copy Share
